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F. R. SMITH.

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Patented ont. 17, 1882.1

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FRANKLIN It. SMITH, OF SYRAOUSE, ASSIGNOR TO 'CHARLES H. TUCKER-e OF JORDAN, NEW YORK.

TRUSS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 266,215, dated October 17, 1882.

Application filed July 29, 1882. (No model.)

To atl whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN It. SMlTH, ot' Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga in the State of New York, have invented new and usel'ul Improvements in Hernial Trusses, of which the following, taken in connection with the accom panying drawings, is afull, clear, and exact description.

llhis invention relates to that class ot' hernial trusses in which the pad is hinged to a supporting-arm extended upward from the upper end ofthe pad and adapted to restagainst the abdomen.

The invention consists in certain improvements in the construction and arrangement of the constituent parts ofthe truss, whereby the adjustment thereof to the wearer is greatly facilitated and the cost of the manufacture of the truss is materially reduced.

The invention is fully illustrated in the annexed drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view ot' the outer face of the truss. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the under side ofthe clasp by which the attaching-bar ot' the truss is secured in its position, and Fig. 4 is a detached view of said bar.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

P denotes the pad, provided in its back or outer side with a longitudinal recess,r, extending nearly the length thereof'. In said recess plays a bar, B, which is hinged to the base of the pad, as shown atj', Fig. 2 ot' the drawings.

To the upper end ofthe bar B is hinged the supporting-arm A, which is designed to rest against the abdomen above the hernia, said arm being formed of a tang, t, which is hinged to the bar B, and hasits upper extremity screwthreaded, and entering a nut, a, secured in a sleeve, S, of suitable shape and material to at't'ord a convenient and proper bearingon the abdomen. The aforesaid construction and combination of parts allow the arm A to ro` tate on its axis and one part, S, to move longitudinally on the other part, t, and thus become distended or contracted in length, as may be desired by the wearer ot' the truss. The lower extremity of the tang thas an extension, b, underneath which is a set-screw, c, passing through the bar B, and having under the extension b a milled head by which to manipulate it and adjust it. The bearing of the extension Z) on'the head ot' the set-screw @serves as a lulerum by which the arm A imparts to the pad the requisite pressure against the hernia. The bar B being hinged to the base of the pad transmits the aforesaid pressure directly and positively to that part ot' the pad. The pressure ofthe upper and free end ot' the pad is limited by the encounter of' the end of the set-screw c with the back of the pad, and is regulated by turning said set-screw, so as to causeit to protrude through the bar B a greater or less depth. The projection of the extension Z1 over the head ot' the said set-screw forms a guard or shield over the same to prevent accidental turning theret.

The pressure ol' the upper portion of the pad I render yielding by means ot' a spring, a, connected to the bar B neary the hinge thereof, and having its free end bearing on the upper portion ot' the pad. Said end of the spring passes underneath a lip, l, on the back of the pad, so as to prevent the upper portion of the pad from falling away from the bar B when the truss is not in use. spring a, I adjust by means of a set-screw, g, passing through the bar B and bearing on said spring,as illustrated in Fig.2ot the drawmgs.

D denotes the bar by which the truss is connected to the usual waistband. Said bar is adjustably secured to the supporting-arm A by means of a clamp,O, in the form of a plate, detachably secured to the tang t by means ot' a set-screw, 7i, passing through said plate and entering a screw-threaded socket in the tang.

The pressure of' the.,

The side of the clamp C adjacent to the tang is provided with diagonal grooves e e, disposed in opposite directions, so as to adapt the truss to be applied to either the lelt or rightside ot' the.abdomen, the bar D passing through that one of the grooves@ which brings the said bar in range with the ends ot' the waistband, and allows the pad P and supporting-arm A to be placed in their requisite position to properly retain the hernia, said bar being secured in its position ou the supporting-arm A by the setscrew h, bel'ore described.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- IOO 1. In combination with the pad I) and bar B, hinged to the base thereof, the set-screw c, applied to the upper portion ofthe bar B, and the arm A, hinged on said bar, and having the extension b over the head ofthe set-screw, substantially in the manner and for the purpose shown and set forth.

2. The combination, with the pad P, ot' the bar B, hinged to the base ot' said pad, the arm A, hinged to the upper end ot' the bar B and provided with the extension b, the set-screw c, applied to the bar underneath the extension b, and the spring u', bearingr ou the upper portion of the pad, substantially as described and shown.

3. The combination, with the supportingarm A, of the clasp C, detachably connected thereto, and provided with the transverse grooves e c, and thc bar D, clamped in said clasp, substantially in the manner described and shown.

4. 1n combination with the pad I, the supportingarm A, composed of sections or parts adapted to slide longitudinally one upon the other, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

5. In combination with the pad I", the tang t, hinged thereon, and having its free end screw-threaded, and the sleeve S, providedinternzill)7 with the uut n for the reception of the tang, substantiall)7 as shown and described.

(i. The combination, with the pad I, of the bar B, hinged to the base thereof, the spring (L, connected to said bar and bearing on the upper portion ofthe pad, the adjustingscrew g, bearingon said spring, the arm A, hinged to the upper end ot' the har B and provided with the extension b, and the set-screw c, applied to the bar underneath said extension, substantially as shown and set forth.

In testimony whereot'I havchercunto signed in v name and afixed my seal in the presence ot' two attesting witnesses, at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State ot' New York, this 18th day of July, 1882.

F ANKLlN It. SMITH. lL. s.|

Witnesses:

t). H. DUELL, F. H. Grans. 

